Hidden animals - ESL worksheet by stessenspaola - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are looking at a jungle scene with hidden animals. Below the picture, there is a list of 11 animals with numbers next to them:

1. snake
2. zebra
3. bear
4. sloth
5. bird
6. turtle
7. armadillo
8. squirrel
9. butterfly
10. frog
11. toucan

Underneath that, we see pictures of some of these animals — each has an empty circle below it and sometimes a checkbox above or beside it. The instruction says: “Look and tick ✔ the animals you can see in the picture.”

So our job is to look at the big jungle drawing and find which of those 11 animals are actually hiding in there. Then, for each animal shown in the bottom row (with its picture), if we found it in the jungle, we put a checkmark in the box next to it.

Let’s go one by one through the bottom row images and match them to the numbered list, then check if they appear in the jungle.

Bottom row images (left to right, top then bottom):

Top row:
- Yellow bird → #5 bird → Look in jungle: Yes! There’s a yellow bird near the top left, perched on leaves.
- Butterfly → #9 butterfly → Yes! A colorful butterfly is flying near the center-top.
- Green frog → #10 frog → Yes! Sitting on a leaf near the middle-right.
- Armadillo → #7 armadillo → Yes! Rolling on the ground near the bottom center.
- Squirrel → #8 squirrel → Yes! Climbing a tree trunk on the right side.
- Toucan → #11 toucan → Yes! Perched on a branch on the far right.

Bottom row:
- Turtle → #6 turtle → Yes! Near the bottom left, crawling on the ground.
- Zebra → #2 zebra → NO. Zebras live in savannas, not jungles. Not in the picture.
- Snake → #1 snake → Yes! Coiled around a branch near the center-left.
- Bear → #3 bear → NO. Bears aren’t typically in tropical jungles like this. Not visible.
- Sloth → #4 sloth → Yes! Hanging from a vine in the upper middle area.
- Rabbit → ??? Wait — rabbit isn’t even in the original numbered list! So ignore it? But it’s pictured... Hmm. Let’s double-check the list: 1–11 doesn’t include rabbit. So maybe it’s a trick? Or perhaps it’s meant to be ignored since it’s not in the matching list. We’ll skip it unless told otherwise.

Wait — let’s re-read the task: “Match and number” gives us 11 animals. Then under “Look and tick”, we have pictures of some animals — including rabbit, which isn’t in the 1–11 list. That might be a distractor. Since the instruction says “tick the animals you can see in the picture” and refers back to the 11 listed, we should only consider those 11.

But looking again — the rabbit is drawn, but since it’s not in the 1–11 list, we don’t need to worry about ticking it. Maybe it’s just decoration or a mistake. We’ll focus on the ones that are in the 1–11 list.

Now, let’s list which of the 11 are present in the jungle:

✔ Present:
- #1 snake → yes
- #4 sloth → yes
- #5 bird → yes
- #6 turtle → yes
- #7 armadillo → yes
- #8 squirrel → yes
- #9 butterfly → yes
- #10 frog → yes
- #11 toucan → yes

✘ Not present:
- #2 zebra → no
- #3 bear → no

What about #4 sloth? Yes, hanging from vines.

And #1 snake? Yes, coiled on a branch.

So total 9 out of 11 are in the picture.

Now, looking at the bottom section where we have to tick boxes:

Each image corresponds to one of the 11. Let’s map them:

Top row images (left to right):
1. Bird → #5 → tick ✔
2. Butterfly → #9 → tick ✔
3. Frog → #10 → tick ✔
4. Armadillo → #7 → tick ✔
5. Squirrel → #8 → tick ✔
6. Toucan → #11 → tick ✔

Bottom row images (left to right):
7. Turtle → #6 → tick ✔
8. Zebra → #2 → do NOT tick ✘
9. Snake → #1 → tick ✔
10. Bear → #3 → do NOT tick ✘
11. Sloth → #4 → tick ✔
12. Rabbit → not in list → ignore

So we tick the boxes for: bird, butterfly, frog, armadillo, squirrel, toucan, turtle, snake, sloth.

That’s 9 ticks.

Final Answer: Tick the boxes for: bird (#5), butterfly (#9), frog (#10), armadillo (#7), squirrel (#8), toucan (#11), turtle (#6), snake (#1), and sloth (#4). Do not tick zebra (#2) or bear (#3). Ignore rabbit as it’s not in the numbered list.